ADRIAN BROWN

PDX Site Director

• Hometown: Portland, Oregon (by way of Bossier City, Louisiana) 
• Current Residence: Portland, OR  
• Been at SCRAP since: October 2020
• SCRAP expertise: Metals (jewelry making, sculpture), fibers (knitting/crocheting, felting, sewing, etc.), woodworking, decorating, general craftiness. I’m a Jane of many trades!   
• Favorite store items: Whatever’s in my hand at the moment; I love it all so much! 
• Favorite creative reuse project: Knitting needle windchimes, cork board jewelry storage/display
• What they’re up to off the clock: Hiking, disc golfing, reading, writing, working late into the night in my metalsmithing studio, walking in the rain, always trying to learn something new.

Pronouns: she, her, Ms.

portlanddirector@scrapcreativereuse.org

KAT VEIGA

CRC Coordinator

• Hometown: Spearfish, South Dakota
• Current Residence: Portland, OR
• Been at SCRAP since: July 2022
• SCRAP expertise: Organizing chaos, smizing, and manifesting exactly what you were looking for! (If it didn't appear today, come back in a week!)
• Favorite store items:  Everything gold and shiny
• Favorite creative reuse project: Plant holders from plastic bottles, and sofa chairs made from used tires!
• What they’re up to off the clock: Dancing, reading philosophy, painting, and submerging myself in any river, lake, ocean, or puddle...

helloportland@scrapcreativereuse.org

FARRAH HALSEY

Donations Coordinator

• Hometown:  Rochester, NY
• Been at SCRAP since: May 2020
• SCRAP expertise: Processing & sorting donations, merchandising, point of contact for donors and interested parties, keeping those shelves stocked full o'goodies
• Favorite store items:  Metals, Leather and Sewing Notions
• What they’re up to off the clock: Arting, music (drums/dj), gardening, metalsmithing and jewelry design

portlanddonations@scrapcreativereuse.org

MAYA WINSHELL

Education & Events Coordinator

• Hometown: San Francisco, CA 
• Current Residence: Portland, OR  
• Been at SCRAP since: Sept 2021
• SCRAP expertise: Hand lettering cool fonts on signs, creating marvelous displays, tripping over boxes behind the register, running to find one more specific item that I’m convinced will be the perfect finishing touch for your project
• Favorite store items: Miniatures, vintage cards and collage material, ornate little statues, stickers 
• Favorite creative reuse project: incorporating stickers into drawings, zine-making
• What they’re up to off the clock: Cooking, watching episode after episode of soapy TV with friends, listening to music, thrifting, leisurely wandering around the grocery store

Pronouns: she, her, hers

portlandeducation@scrapcreativereuse.org

HOLDEN MORRA

Volunteer Coordinator

• Hometown: Cleveland, OH  
• Current Residence: Portland, OR  
• Been at SCRAP since: February 2019 
• SCRAP expertise: Finding things among the chaos, memorizing prices, fawning over cute fabrics, and talking all day   
• Favorite store items: Nice jars, vintage stuff, weird things, buttons, trim and sparkly stuff. 
• Favorite creative reuse project: Knitting needle crowns 
• What they’re up to off the clock:  Watchin  t.v,  loving my pets, sewing, cooking, sleeping and trying to figure out what to do with all the stuff i brought home from SCRAP.

portlandvolunteer@scrapcreativereuse.org

CODA EKSTEDT

Reuse Specialist

• Hometown: Corvallis, OR 
• Current Residence: Portland, OR  
• Been at SCRAP since: August 2018
• SCRAP expertise: Abolishing go-outs, organizing chaos, and makin' cute doodles for signs   
• Favorite store items: Mostly-empty sketchbooks, weird lil toys, tiny tins, anything cute or creepy! 
• Favorite creative reuse project: Drawing & painting on re-use surfaces (tub lids, CDs, etc), making jewelry out of weird metal bits, collaging everything ever onto pieces of old, abandoned foam core
• What they’re up to off the clock: Drawing on everything, blasting music, having hours of existential thoughts, and skating around the city semi-adequately

Pronouns: he, him, his

helloportland@scrapcreativereuse.org 

ANDRA VLTAVIN

Reuse Specialist

• Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT 
• Current Residence: Portland, OR  
• Been at SCRAP since: November 2021
• SCRAP expertise: Being the muscle, managing donations, running the register
• Favorite store items: Yarn! 
• Favorite creative reuse project: Using wool that would otherwise be wasted
• What they’re up to off the clock: Starting an eco-friend yarn mill, writing poetry, caring for my angora rabbits, and doing acroyoga!

Pronouns: they, them, theirs

helloportland@scrapcreativereuse.org 

ALANNYA SOWERS

Reuse Specialist

• Hometown: Canton, OH
• Current Residence: Portland, OR
• Been at SCRAP since: May 2022
• SCRAP expertise: Enthusiastically chatting with folks about their creative-reuse projects, helping customers find the perfect materials for said projects, and organizing the chaos to make for fun SCRAP shopping experiences!
• Favorite store items: Jewelry and Beading Supplies
• Favorite creative reuse project: Impossible to choose just one- I dabble in just about everything!
• What they’re up to off the clock: Most likely crafting things for my loved ones, playing with my son, cuddling my new puppy, or staying up too late crafting some more.

Pronouns: she, her, hers

helloportland@scrapcreativereuse.org 

KATELYN KINDBERG

Reuse Specialist

• Hometown: Jamestown, NY
• Current Residence: Portland, OR
• Been at SCRAP since: May 2022
• SCRAP expertise: Organizing chaos, making signs, & getting inspired by your art projects.
• Favorite store items: Fabric, acrylic paints, other people’s photos, odd instrument parts, costume supplies, & googly eyes.
• Favorite creative reuse project: Collages!
• What they’re up to off the clock: Painting outside, boogieing to live music, listening to a podcasts, admiring Portland’s plant life on walks, & cuddling my perfect cat.

Pronouns: she, her, hers/ they, them, theirs

helloportland@scrapcreativereuse.org